Farakshina, K.F. The object of contract for the surrogate motherhood: theory and practice

Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the object of the surrogate motherhood contract. The author discusses the most topical problems of legal nature of the contract of mixed nature in the Russian civil law. By studying the normative basis and scientific works on surrogate motherhood on the verge where the branches of family and civil law connect, the author makes a conclusion on the mixed nature of this contract, which contains elements of service and independent work contract. Based upon the analysis of correlation between object and immediate object of the contract in Russian and international legal acts, the author gives a definition of the object of the surrogate motherhood contract. Much attention is paid to the absence of legal personality of an embryo, and to the protection of rights of a child at the stage of performance under such a contract. Based upon the above-mentioned studies, the author offers to provide the legislative definition of the surrogate motherhood contract, which would guarantee the rights of the parties, and resolve the issues of legal status of a child within this contract.

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